First Contact (In Her Name: The Last War, Book 1) by Michael R. Hicks

Led by means of Commander Owen McClaren, the TNS Aurora is launched into a longer survey undertaking, looking for new worlds which could aid human existence. interested in an uncharted megastar approach via the invention of doubtless liveable planets, the workforce of the Aurora discovers anything fullyyt unforeseen: the planets are already inhabited, yet now not via people. Approached through substantial alien starships, Aurora's workforce makes prepared for humanity's first actual touch with one other sentient race. yet not anything may well arrange them for what destiny has in shop. For they've got entered the area of the Kreelan Empire, which has waited hundreds of thousands of years to discover one other spacefaring race opposed to which to salary battle to honor their Empress. With all yet one of many team killed in bloody shut strive against, the extraterrestrial beings ship Aurora domestic bearing the only real survivor: the Messenger, a tender crewman who consists of with him an alien artifact that's humanity's merely signal of ways a lot time is still until eventually they're plunged into an interstellar war...

She is a sublime princess displaced from her domestic. he's a coarse sea captain with a middle of gold. ..

To get away the battle in her underwater state, the noble daughter of a murdered king needs to flee to Alaska. Doing all she will be able to to maintain her more youthful sisters secure, Aazuria attempts to assimilate and paintings one of the american citizens, together with her feisty red-haired bodyguard at her aspect. This shelter holds friendly surprises, for the princess meets a somber gentleman in a gloomy nook who provides to teach her his international.
Trevain Murphy is a winning crab fisherman who has spent his lifestyles development an empire above the ocean, yet understands not anything of the larger empire underneath the outside. whilst a swish dancer captures his realization, he turns into fascinated by her out of date speech and targeted mannerisms. studying that her father has lately died, he can't face up to extending his kindness in supplying to steer and defend her.
As it turns into transparent that the dark-haired lady is far greater than she turns out, Trevain is unprepared to discover the incredible secrets and techniques in the back of her blameless facade. Neither the captain nor the princess can think that their lives becomes forcibly entwined as a typical enemy threatens either one of their worlds. ..

Praise for Drowning Mermaids:

". .. A scorching romance among not going characters, a warfare raging unseen to human eyes, and the unforeseen event of a guy who inspiration the easiest a part of his existence was once in the back of him, simply to determine it has simply all started. .. I don't comprehend what i used to be extra inspired with, the wonderful writing of the writer, or her inventive genius. both approach this novel will get my hearty suggestion should you take pleasure in any form of myth. " - J. T. Thomas, Goodreads reviewer

"Scrieva's skill to infuse a mild feel of irony into even the main somber passage used to be a sheer pleasure to learn. The occasional use of sarcasm on the rate of the characters made the reader suppose social gathering to a personal funny story, and created a snug intimacy. hence, greater than the other, I'll be opting for up the sequel Fathoms of Forgiveness (Sacred Breath, #2). " - Sadie Forsythe, writer of The Weeping Empress

More reader reviews:

"I came across this booklet to be enticing, clever and good crafted. the writer Nadia Scrieva has a BA in Anthropology and English. It indicates. Plot, pacing and enhancing are all good performed. fascinating anthropological tidbits are sprinkled in. " - Wren Doloro

"Ms. Scrieva makes use of a Darwinian method of the lore that's clean and medical. .. I'm now not asserting it will be the recent Harry Potter, yet in basic terms since it isn't really intended for children's eyes. " - Thomas M. Bernal

Reviews from readers:

"The writer is very inventive and imaginitive, and intelligently so. The mythos in the back of the mermaids was once particular (at least to me) and completely defined with an imaginitive consciousness to element that made me believe like i used to be quite there. " ★★★★★

"I can't think about one other publication I've learn lately that so absolutely fed on me from the 1st click on of my Kindle to the final. " ★★★★★

"I liked that the Captain was once mistaken and agony, and never Mr. Stud muffin ideal. He felt genuine, as did everybody else that is beautiful outstanding contemplating the fantastical global during which they inhabit. " ★★★★★

"Being an enormous fan of the television exhibit "The Deadliest Catch" (about Alaskan Fisherman), yet now not one to commonly examine a mermaid love tale, i used to be a bit uncertain of what to anticipate with this novel. however the top of the range writing and gripping narrative enticed me to learn alongside, and that i was once fast swept up in a narrative that a ways handed all my (admittedly modest) expectancies! " ★★★★

"Sure there's the myth surroundings approximately mermaids and undersea kingdoms and the conflict. .. yet that used to be simply the atmosphere for a cleverly written, deeply emotional and intricate story that hits many layers with nuance and finesse. " ★★★★★

About the Author:

Nadia Scrieva is fable author who believes her Anthropology measure is healthier utilized in growing compelling subterranean or extraterrestrial lifestyles kinds. She additionally has deep fondness for double-edged, pointy objects.
She lives in Toronto, Canada without husband, no young children, and no pets. She does personal a really appealing houseplant which she sometimes recollects to water among her all-consuming writing marathons.

Whilst Gwendolyn Jones inherits a Tennessee cabin from an exceptional aunt she by no means knew, she quits her task and follows her dream to put in writing complete time. assembly a stranger in a neighborhood cemetery isn't a danger she in general takes, yet she wishes the data on his flash force for a piece of writing she's writing on werewolves.

Welcome to Morganville, Texas. simply don't remain out after darkish. university freshman Claire Danvers has had adequate of her nightmarish dorm scenario, the place the preferred ladies by no means allow her put out of your mind simply the place she ranks within the school's social scene: someplace below 0. while Claire heads off-campus, the enforcing previous condo the place she unearths a room is probably not far better.

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Alice’s teacher, who was also in attendance, said that Alice was a friendly, average student. Betty described her as a pretty girl, with wavy light brown hair, and gray-blue eyes. Betty also noted that Alice was “mature for her age. ” They gathered for the séance in a bedroom where the “performing table” had been placed. It was an ordinary room with a bed, dresser, wardrobe, and the table and six chairs. In addition to Betty and Catherine and Alice’s teacher, they were joined by U N B E L I E V A B L E / 55 Alice’s older sister Rose, Mrs.

And she didn’t enjoy the attention and publicity. The local kids were scared of her, and she wanted friends. ” Alice put it behind her, grew up, and went to college to become a nurse. Soon after, she met and married an Air Force lieutenant and dropped out of school. The spirits weren’t happy about her choice, and at the beginning of Alice’s marriage they hit and shook the bed whenever the couple tried to sleep. But after a while the spirits gave up and started fading away. Alice was okay with that.

While there was something exciting about taking on the paranormal establishment, the winter of 1927 was not a good time for J. B. Rhine. Just as their account became public his mother died unexpectedly. She went fast, and for that Rhine was grateful, but it also made him desperate for comfort. “I must ﬁnd a place for her, yes, must by all the laws or ways of thought. ” The question about life after death was even more important now, and Rhine was ready to battle the overly credulous Conan Doyles of the world to come up with a real and testable way to ﬁnd the answer.